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Hemlock Crossing
Managed by Ottawa County
299 acres6.1 mi of trail
.12.23.21.20.19
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Port Sheldon
Port Sheldon, MI parks, trails & bike paths
About 7% of Port Sheldon is conserved land, roughly 1,009 acres. There are about 18 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Hemlock Crossing (6.1 mi), VanBuren Street Dunes Open Space (3.6 mi), and Port Sheldon Natural Area (3 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Port Sheldon, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Port Sheldon outdoors
Conserved land
7%
1,009 of 14,389 acres
Trails
18 mi
0.8 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
8
192 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
15.6 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 15.6 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
VanBuren Street Dunes Open Space
Nature preserve
120 acres3.6 mi of trail
.80.34.27.10
Dog rules not recorded
3
Port Sheldon Natural Area
Nature preserve
440 acres3 mi of trail
Dogs allowedMapped in OpenStreetMap
4
Olive Shores County Park
Park
17 acres0.6 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
5
Windsnest Park
Park
13 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Port Sheldon
Unnamed scenic view
Unnamed scenic view in Hemlock Crossing
Unnamed scenic view in Hemlock Crossing
Unnamed scenic view in Hemlock Crossing
Unnamed scenic view in Hemlock Crossing
Unnamed scenic view in Hemlock Crossing
Trails
Named trails
Unpaved 8.3 mi
Showing 1–10 of 17 trails
- .800.9 mi
- .120.6 mi
- .230.5 mi
- .210.4 mi
- .200.4 mi
- .190.4 mi
- .340.4 mi
- .360.4 mi
- .180.3 mi
- .290.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
1,009 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 62 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths15.6 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Port Sheldon
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Conservation Area 559 acLocal Park 299 acPrivate Recreation or Education 101 acConservation Easement 62 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Sheldon Natural AreaLocal Conservation Area | County | 440 | Open |
| Pine BendLocal Park | County | 156 | Open |
| Hemlock CrossingLocal Park | County | 122 | Open |
| Van Buren Street DunesLocal Conservation Area | County | 120 | Open |
| Holland Beagle ClubPrivate Recreation or Education | Private owners | 101 | Restricted |
| Port Sheldon ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 13 | Open |
| Zwemer ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kouw ParkLocal Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| Kirk ParkLocal Park | County | 2 | Open |
Nearby
Port Sheldon and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Sheldon | 7% | 17.8 mi | 8 |
| Grand Haven | 8.9% | 36.6 mi | 15 |
| Olive | 4.6% | 15.4 mi | 2 |
| Park | 6.5% | 32.0 mi | 16 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Port Sheldon's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.